Curling-iron heater.



' No. 746,532. PATENTED DEC. 8, 1908, I J. M. LAWLOR.

GURLING IRON HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 1, 1000.

y no MODE-L.

sents a support.

UNITED STATES Patented December 8, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

CURLlNG-IRON HEATER.

SPECIFICATION-forming"part of Letters Patent No. 746,532, dated;December 8, 1903.

' Application filed June 1, 1900. Serial No. 18,732. (No model.)

without permitting them to come into the di-.

rect contact of the flame, thus preventing the accumulation of lampblackfrom the flame upon the curling-irons.

With this object in consideration myinvention consists in certain novelfeatures ofconstruction and combinations of parts,which will. be morefully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation ofone form of my invention, showing it applied to an ordinary gas-burner.Fig. 2 is an end view of the same device. Fig. 3 shows aslightly-modified construction. Fig. 4 is an end view thereof. Fig. 5shows one form of construction adapted for and applied to an ordinarylamp-burner, and Figs. 6, 7, and 8 are modifications.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, A repre- As shown in these severalfigures of the drawings, this support preferably consists of a singlepiece of wire bent ator nearthe center into a plurality of convolutionsto constitute an adjustable socket l to fit upon the burner and a pairof diverging arms 2 2, which terminate in rings 3 3 at their.

upper ends. Extending through from ring to ring is shown a tube 4.,preferably struck out of sheet metal and corrugated as indi-' cated, topermit it to be self-adjusting to the size of the irons to be insertedtherein and also give it freedom of expansion and contraction. This tubemay be held in the rings in any convenient manner, although I have shownas a simple expedient for-this purpose narrow strips 5 5 ofthesheet-metal tube bent around these rings. When thus constructed, theentire device virtually consists of only two pieces of metal-to wit, thewire and the tube. These can be quickly made and assembled at a triflinginitial cost. Furthermore, the article when thus constructed not onlypresents-a neat and attractive appearance, but also and of far greaterimportance iseffectual in holding the curling-irons in or immediatelyabove the flame without contact therewith, thus avoiding theinconvenience and annoyance of reaching up in. many instances andholding the irons in the hand while being heated and the nuisance oftheir getting blacked and soiled while being heated.

In Figs. 3 and at substantially the same elements and assemblage ofelements are shown, with the exception that the tube is perfectly roundor cylindrical and not corrugated and a trifle smaller in diameter.

In Fig. 5 the same elements are indicated as in the construction justpreviously described; but in this view the coils forming the socket aremade larger to fit an ordinary lamp-burner.

I have only indicated two or three possible constructions of a greatvariety which could be obviously conceived of embodying the essentialelements described, and I might add that it would be possible to evendispense with the tube altogether, as shown in Fig. 6, although for thereasons mentioned the tube is most desirablein actual practice. It wouldeven be possible to have a half-tube or U- shaped tray for the supportof the curlingirons, as shown in Fig. 7, in lieu of a complete tube, asthe same protection to the irons would be afiorded thereby. Likewise thetube could be a split tube or not, as shown in Fig. 8, and these variousdetails are merely suggested as being in contemplation and as within thescope of my present invention, their choice being entirely optional withthe manufacturer and the commercial necessities or demands.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

' 1. A curling-iron holder composed of a wire bent at or near the centerto form a plurality of horizontally-disposed coils which constitute anelongated vertically-disposed springsocket adjustable to the size of theburner and adapted to elastically clamp a considerable portion of thesurface of the burner and the ends of the Wire forming supporting-armsfor the curling-iron.

2. As an article of manufacture,a curlingiron heater comprising asupport and a corrugated tube, the support provided with an adj ustablesocket to fit upon and receive a burner, its free ends terminating inrings, the tube extending through said rings and strips cut from thetube and bent around the rings whereby to secure the tube to the rings.

3. As an article of manufacture, a curlingiron holder comprising asupport and a corrugated tube, the support provided with a socket to fitupon and receive a burner, rings at the free ends of said support, saidrings 15 adgpted to receive and hold the corrugated tu e.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH M. LAWLOR. Witnesses:

W. PEABODY REID, OLARENOE E. SMITH.

